video-analyze

name: video-analyze description: Analyze video files with Gemini AI for editorial direction, clip opportunities, and enhancement suggestions. USE THIS SKILL when the user wants to analyze a video for editing, find where to cut, identify clip opportunities, or get enhancement suggestions. Trigger phrases include "analyze video", "where should I cut", "find clips", "video analysis", "editorial direction", "enhancement suggestions".

Video Analysis Skill

This skill provides AI-powered video analysis using Google Gemini. It can analyze videos for:

1. Editorial Direction — Cut points, transitions, pacing, hooks
2. Clip Opportunities — Short (15-60s) and medium (60-180s) clips for social platforms
3. Enhancement Suggestions — Overlay and diagram recommendations

Setup

Before using AI-powered analysis, configure your Gemini API key:

1. Get an API key from https://aistudio.google.com/apikey
2. Run the setup_vidpipe tool with your API key
3. Run vidpipe_status to verify configuration

When to Use

Tools

setup_vidpipe

Configure vidpipe with your Gemini API key. Only needs to be run once.

Input:

• geminiApiKey (string, required): Your Gemini API key
• geminiModel (string, optional): Model to use (default: gemini-2.5-flash)

vidpipe_status

Check vidpipe configuration status and see which tools are available.

analyze_video

Analyze a video file with Gemini AI.

Input:

• videoPath (string, required): Path to the video file
• analysisType (string): Type of analysis — "editorial", "clips", or "enhancements"

Output: Markdown analysis with embedded JSON containing structured data (cuts, clips, enhancements)

Examples

Editorial analysis:

Analyze this video for editing: ./recording.mp4

→ Uses analyze_video with analysisType: "editorial"

Find clip opportunities:

What clips can I make from this video?

→ Uses analyze_video with analysisType: "clips"

Enhancement suggestions:

Where should I add diagrams or overlays?

→ Uses analyze_video with analysisType: "enhancements"

Output Format

Editorial Analysis

Returns cut recommendations with:

• timestamp: When to cut (seconds)
• type: "cut" or "transition"
• transitionStyle: hard, crossfade, dissolve, J-cut, L-cut
• confidence: high, medium, low
• reason: Why this cut is recommended

Clip Analysis

Returns shorts and medium clips with:

• id: Unique slug
• start/end: Timestamps
• hook: Attention-grabbing moment
• hookText: ≤60 char overlay text
• engagementScore: 1-100
• platforms: tiktok, youtube_shorts, instagram_reels
• tags: 3-6 relevant tags